# N4300Y: Piper PA-23-160, registration cancelled 1995-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 232023
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1992
- Last registry action: June 21, 1995
- Mode S code: A5258D
- Owner when cancelled: [Spirit Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPIRIT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Bunnell, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bunnell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4509° N, 81.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32110, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4300Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4300Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4300Y-1995-11-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-23-160: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA094), May 6, 1995: Piper PA-23-160 (N4300Y), Dayton, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL WHICH EVENTUALLY SEPARATED FROM ITS SEAT RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING IN THAT HE DID NOT ALLOW…
- [NTSB MIA66F0216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0216), Aug 25, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N4300Y), Mobile, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950505009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950505009769A), May 5, 1995: Piper PA23160 (N4300Y), Dayton, TN, Destroyed. Left engine loosing oil. Vectered to 2AO. Cut left engine on fina. Unable gear or go around. Crank seal came out.

## Other aircraft with N4300Y

- [Cancelled 1998-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4300Y-1998-11-25): Bell 412EP, S/N 36203. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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